Expansion of Veterinary Infrastructure, Mobile Vet Units and Doorstep services

• Set of interventions under the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying to bring veterinary services (diagnosis, vaccination, minor surgery, extension) to the farmer's doorstep via Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) dialled through toll-free 1962.
• Anchored in the Central Sector component ESVHD-MVU (Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals & Dispensaries – Mobile Veterinary Units) under the umbrella Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).
• Examinable for Prelims (scheme architecture, numbers) and Mains GS-III (animal husbandry, rural livelihoods, food security).